On
the teaching front, I enjoy being one of a team of four faculty who
introduce students to Biology in our Bio125 course. During January
term, I alternate teaching Investigative Microscopy on campus, and
leading off campus studies with St. Olaf's SCUBA instructor, John
Campion, on a variety of islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific.
In the spring, I teach Developmental Biology as a research- intensive
upper level investigative course. I also teach a non-majors course
entitled Life: Meaning & Mystery; Science, Spirit & Stewardship.
In the research laboratory my colleagues Erica Zweifel, Kate Stuart
and I lead a team of undergraduate researchers as we explore the intricacies
of Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics within a single celled
organism: Tetrahymena thermophila. During the summer months,
I also help deliver workshops with Dr. Leland Johnson on Developmental
Biology at the Darling Marine Center, Damariscotta, Maine. Outside
of class I practice Tai Chi, enjoy exploring Natural History, and
celebrate the creation of Home and Family.